WEBVTT THIS IS KCCI 8 NEWS AT 5. KEVIN: GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. STACEY HORST IS OFF TODAY. GOVERNOR BRANSTAD SAYS HE'S NEVER SENT AN EMAIL AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS. STEVE: HE'S SPEAKING OUT TODAY IN RESPONSE TO A LAWSUIT DEPOSITION REVEALING THAT HE OWNS A BLACKBERRY BOLD. KCCI'S JASON RANTALA SPOKE WITH THE GOVERNOR TODAY. HE'S LIVE AT THE IOWA STATEHOUSE. JASON: KEVIN AND STEVE, THE GOVERNOR TOLD ME TODAY HE OWNS WHAT HE CONSIDERS TO BE AN "OLD FASHIONED" BLACKBERRY. HE SAYS HE'S NEVER SENT OR RECEIVED EMAIL, CONTRARY TO ANY REPORTS. 'S DES MOINES REGISTER ACCUSATIONS ARE JUST FALSE. THE FACT IS, I DON'T HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. JASON: GOVERNOR BRANSTAD ADAMANTLY DENIES SENDING, RECEIVING OR EVEN HAVING AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. PAGES WERE FOUND THAT HE RECEIVED, BUT HIS OFFICE SAYS THOSE WERE NEWS ARTICLES SENT TO THE PHONE THROUGH A MESSAGING AT. -- MESSAGING APPS. GOVERNOR BRANSTAD: THE ONLY THING I RECEIVE OUR NEWS FROM MY STAFF. JASON: THE RECORD REQUEST DOES SHOW E-MAILS SENT BUT THEY ARE SAID AS POCKET REPLIES, BLANK MESSAGES INADVERTENTLY SENT. I JUST HAVE AN OLD-FASHIONED BLACKBERRY WHICH I USE. JASON: THE TRANSPIRING OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS BEEN QUESTIONED MOST RECENTLY BY IOWA CENTER JANET PETERSEN. BRANSTAD SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE TRANSPARENT. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT IS A PRIVATE PHONE.